Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1303 | 1264 | 1347 | 1449 | 1270 | 1251 | 1303 | 1441 | 1408 | 1122 | 958 | 1150 | 1012 | 991 | 1003 | 991 | 892 | 834 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.52m | 11:29AM1.64m | 11:52PM1.52m | 12:17PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.48m | 5:40PM0.49m | 5:51AM0.46m | 6:25PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1303 | 1264 | 1347 | 1449 | 1270 | 1251 | 1303 | 1441 | 1408 | 1122 | 958 | 1150 | 1012 | 991 | 1003 | 991 | 892 | 834 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | E 7 | NE 3 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 744 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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